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Reporting from ORACLE PARK
The San Francisco Giants struggled to get a run on the scoreboard Wednesday afternoon, getting blown out 11-1 by the San Diego Padres to close out a three-game sweep.
San Francisco (59-62) went scoreless through the first seven innings and has now dropped five consecutive home series for the first time since 2024. The Giants have lost 13 of their last 14 at home dating to July 12, the worst single-season home stretch in their San Francisco era.
This story has been updated with quotes and post-game material from the Giants clubhouse at Oracle Park.
Giants shortstop Willy Adames said he feels like it’s been a frustrating season, especially these past two months:
“We didn’t play the best baseball these last three days, but it feels like that for the last two months … It feels like for some reason, nothing positive is coming. It sucks.”
Starter Kai-Wei Teng (L, 1-2, 9.90 ERA) lasted just 1-2/3 innings after getting torched by San Diego (69-52) in a blistering second inning. Xander Bogaerts walked, Ryan O’Hearn singled, and Ramón Laureano walked to load the bases. A Jake Cronenworth single bounced off second base and into center, allowing Bogaerts and O’Hearn to score for a 2-0 lead.
Embed from Getty ImagesImmediately after, Elias Díaz walked to again load the bases before Fernando Tatis Jr. wasted no time with a single to center to bring Laureano and Cronenworth.
Luis Arráez hit a sacrifice fly to make it 5-0, then Manny Machado lined a double to left, scoring Tatis after a throwing error by left fielder Heliot Ramos.
The final Padres run in the second came on a passed ball by catcher Patrick Bailey, scoring Machado for a 7-0 lead.
When asked postgame where the Giants can go from here, Giants manager Bob Melvin said they first need to focus on winning:
“We just got to concentrate on winning a game – not worry about the standings, where the wild card is. … Playing a clean game and winning a game and getting back to playing clean baseball.”
Melvin added he might look to tweak his lineup in hopes it will get the ball rolling:
“Right now, we might be at the point here pretty soon where we give some guys days off and look at some other guys … I still hate to admit that we’re at that point.”
The Giants’ best early chance came in the third when Casey Schmitt walked to load the bases with two outs, but Dominic Smith flied out to center.
In the fifth, O’Hearn doubled home Bogaerts before Laureano launched a two-run homer (No. 17) off Joey Lucchesi to push the lead to 10-0. Tatis added an RBI single in the seventh.
San Francisco avoided the shutout in the bottom of the seventh when Jung Hoo Lee tripled and scored on Christian Koss‘s sacrifice fly.
Nick Pivetta (W, 12-4, 2.87 ERA) held the Giants to one run on four hits over 6-1/3 innings, striking out five.
Up Next
The Giants have Thursday off before opening a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. Landen Roupp (7-6, 3.11 ERA) is scheduled to return from the injured list. First pitch is 7:15 p.m.